Lothar Gellert
German lawyer, university lecturer (born in 1957)
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Lothar Gellert (September 15, 1957 in Göttingen) is a German lawyer and university lecturer.[1]
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. (UA) Lothar Gellert | |
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| President of the Lazarus Union | |
| In office 2019–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Steinhardt |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Gruber-Lavin |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Profession | lawyer, university lecturer |
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Life
He studied law at the University of Göttingen.[2]
From 1991 to 2011, he worked at the Federal Ministry of Finance in various positions and departments. During this period he was also seconded as a national expert to the European Commission's Directorates-General OLAF (2005 to 2007) and TAXUD (2009 to 2011).[3]
Since 2011 he has been working at the Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Vervaltung in Münster.[4] He is the author of a number of scholarly works and publications.[5]
Since 2016, he has also worked in Ukraine. He became a customs policy adviser to the Head of State Fiscal Service, Roman Nasirov.[6]
The University of Customs and Finance in Dnipro awarded him an honorary doctorate.[7]
He has been president of Lazarus Union from 2019 to 2022.[8] He is also a member of several Knightly Orders and the Order of the Knights of Rizal.[9][10][11]